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U.S. Continental Congress. Thomson, Charles Extract from minutes urging Governor of Delaware to send troops to Trenton

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02471.39 Author/Creator: U.S. Continental Congress. Thomson, Charles Place Written: Philadelphia Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1781/01/20 Pagination: 1 p. 19 x 15 cm Order a Copy

Written as Secretary of Congress. [Continental Congress members]

In Congress Jany 20. 1781

Ordered That a letter be written by the President to the executive of the state of Delaware representing the necessity of forming magazines of flour contiguous to the army and urging that state to send forward their quota to Trenton by water without delay. -
Extract from the minutes
Cha Thomson Secy.

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